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Biology students learn about the characteristics and processes of life, the scientific method and its application in conducting original research, the history of the discipline, and the ethical and social implications of scientific discovery and its application. Students who major in biology become prepared for careers in the biological sciences or related fields.

Featured Laurentian

Mr. Thomas Woodruff Lehmann'14

Hometown:

Center Sandwich, NH

Major:

Biology

Minor:

Music

Biography:

Eciton burchellii is a species of army ant from the Amazon that has a unique nomadic lifestyle. In colonies numbering in the hundreds of thousands, they hunt by day, travelling in a straight line as one unit, and create a bivouac...